Publications by authors named "M J Zamora Munoz"
This study investigates the critical role of polymer matrices in optimizing luminescence and energy transfer, utilizing the commercial dyes Coumarin 6 (C6) and Rhodamine B (RhB) as a donor-acceptor pair. Solution-phase experiments revealed a dependence of energy transfer efficiency on solvent dielectric constant. Furthermore, embedding the dyes within Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) or Poly(vinyl butyral) (PVB) matrices significantly enhance energy transfer due to increased molecular proximity.
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- The study investigates how subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) surgery affects cognitive aspects of motor control in people with Parkinson's disease (PD) over time.
- Researchers compared participants' saccade latency and reach reaction time before surgery and about 8 months after surgery while off medication and stimulation.
- Results showed that both saccade latency and reach reaction time significantly worsened post-surgery, suggesting negative long-term cognitive impacts from the surgery.
Background: Human adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma (ACP) is a brain tumor that originates at the base of the skull and shows aggressive local behavior, invading sensitive structures such as the optic pathways and hypothalamus. The conventional treatment of the tumor has been surgery and radiotherapy with the consequent development of serious sequelae. It is well known that Substance P (SP) peptide and Neurokinin-1 receptor (NK-1R) are involved in inflammation and cancer progression and its blockage with NK-1R antagonists has been shown to effectively counteract tumor development in preclinical trials.
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- Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) T-DXd and SG improved progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) compared to chemotherapy in metastatic breast cancer (MBC) but have not been directly compared.
- A network meta-analysis revealed that T-DXd and SG had similar efficacy in hormone receptor-positive (HR+) and triple-negative (TN)/HER2-low MBC, while T-DXd showed better results against standard chemotherapy.
- T-DXd demonstrated more favorable outcomes in HR+/HER2-low for both PFS and OS, but SG showed higher rates of specific side effects, including neutropenia and diarrhea, while T-DXd was associated with more serious adverse events like pneumonitis and cardiotoxicity
Hybrid Deep Learning-Based Enhanced Occlusion Segmentation in PICU Patient Monitoring.
IEEE Open J Eng Med Biol
November 2024
Remote patient monitoring has emerged as a prominent non-invasive method, using digital technologies and computer vision (CV) to replace traditional invasive monitoring. While neonatal and pediatric departments embrace this approach, Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) face the challenge of occlusions hindering accurate image analysis and interpretation. In this study, we propose a hybrid approach to effectively segment common occlusions encountered in remote monitoring applications within PICUs.
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